$(document).ready(function() {	
 	
$('.home_banner_image .banner_desc').show(); //Show Banner
$('.home_banner_image .banner_block').animate({ opacity: 0.85 }, 1 ); //Set Opacity
$('.image_thumb ul li:first').addClass('active'); //Add the active class (highlights the very first list item by default)

//runs function on click
$('.image_thumb ul li').click(function () {
$active = $(this);
slideSwitchClick();
})
.hover(function(){ //Hover effects on list-item
$(this).addClass('hover'); //Add class 'hover' on hover
}, function() {
$(this).removeClass('hover'); //Remove class 'hover' on hover out
});

//runs function, set timer here
$(function() {
//setInterval( ‘slideSwitchTimed()’, 6000 );
playSlideshow = setInterval( 'slideSwitchTimed()', 4000 );
});
//pauses on hover
$('.home_banner_image').hover(function() {
clearInterval(playSlideshow);
},
function() {
playSlideshow = setInterval( 'slideSwitchTimed()', 4000 );
});
});

function slideSwitchTimed() {
$active = $('.image_thumb ul li.active').next();
if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('.image_thumb ul li:first'); //goes back to start when finishes
slideSwitch();}

function slideSwitchClick() {

slideSwitch();
}

function slideSwitch(){

var $prev = $('.image_thumb ul li.active');
//Show active list-item
$prev.removeClass('active');
$active.addClass('active');
//Set Variables
var imgAlt = $active.find('img').attr('alt'); //Get Alt Tag of Image
var imgTitle = $active.find('img').attr('src'); //Get Main Image URL

var imgDesc = $active.find('.new_image').html(); //Get HTML of the 'block' container

var imgDescHeight = $('.home_banner_image').find('.banner_block').height(); //Find the height of the 'block'
if ($(this).is('.active')) {

//If the list item is active/selected, then…
return false; 
// Don't click through – Prevents repetitive animations on active/selected list-item
} else {
$('.home_banner_image .banner_block').animate({ opacity: 0, marginBottom: -imgDescHeight }, 250 , function() {
$('.home_banner_image .banner_block').html(imgDesc);
$('.home_banner_image .banner_block').animate({ opacity: 1 }, 50 ); //Set Opacity
$('.home_banner_image .banner_block').animate({ opacity: 0.85, marginBottom: 0 }, 50 );
$('.home_banner_image img.main-image').attr({ src: imgTitle , alt: imgAlt}).animate({ opacity: 1}, 400 );

});
}
return false;
}